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Sen. Matt Claman introduced Senate Bill 231 last legislative session. If passed, some adolescents in locked psychiatric facilities would have better access to family. The mistake with the bill: It ...

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Kim Kovol, commissioner of the state Department of Family and Community Services, wrote a Nov. 18 opinion piece praising the staff at the state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute. I also commend the API ...